New Arlington Heights trustee approved

The Arlington Heights village board unanimously approved Mark Toljanic as the village's newest trustee Monday night. Toljanic will fill the seat of Virginia Kucera, who resigned in January. He will start immediately and fill the seat until April 30, when the four trustees who win in the April 7 election are seated. In a few weeks, the board will review and approve next year's budget. The budget process will probably include more cuts than in past years because of the small levy increase the board approved in December. Because of pension commitments, the village will actually collect $165,000 less for general purposes during this budget year. The village operates on a May 1, 2009, to April 30, 2010, fiscal year budget. Toljanic was a trustee for eight years but chose not to run in 2007, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.